You’re madly in love with the vision – but you’re terrified because you want it soooooo much and you don’t know what will be required to make it happen. Or you kind of know what will be required and you’re shaking in your sneakers just thinking about doing it.

Or this one:

You visualize stepping into that dream and you get so excited but… what if you fail? Or what if you succeed? Either one will change your life. Forever.

It’s true that if your dream is something you really want, a lot, then you’re likely to start feeling the heat and imagining dragons.

And it’s true that the bigger it is, and the greater your desire for it, the hotter the dragon’s breath will feel. But the DREAM isn’t the dragon. The dream is the treasure. The dragons are our fears about the process, or about the result of committing to the adventure.

The treasure needs to be big enough and exciting enough to give you courage. That way, when the fear of dragons makes you want to tuck your tail between your legs and crawl back under the bed you’ll tackle the trail singing a happy little dragon lullaby instead.

But if the dream itself scares you, you’ll probably stay under the bed and dreaming until this time NEXT year.

Dixie. Fantastic blog posting which is full of great information. It is all about having goals which stretch you, but also goals which empower you to move forward. You need courage and conviction to move forward towards you goals

DixieDynamite

Courage and conviction – yes exactly!

Paul Simkins

Right on, Dixie!

DixieDynamite

Thanks Paul!

Sora Garrett

Love this … and I want that little dragon.

DixieDynamite

Tell me about it – he’d fit right in with my dragon dog, baby bear/wolf/puppy and Orion the hunter cat.

Gary Campbell

Dixie, so well put. Very similar to setting goals, they have to be realistically achievable. I really enjoyed this post and will reference it often!